<p>According to the FIR lodged by the three scribes with the Galsi police station, they were beaten up by CPI(M) cadres after their car was blocked by two bullock carts.<br /><br />The cadres were annoyed as the journalists had gone to a polling booth to talk to the presiding officer Sourav Banerjee, the FIR said.<br /><br />Prior to that a local CPI(M) leader, Sk Zulfikar abused the journalists in front of the presiding officer.<br /><br />The journalists belonged to PTI, two Bengali dailies 'News Bangla' and 'Bartaman'.<br />All three were treated by Pursa primary health centre.District Magistrate-cum-Returning Officer, Omkar Singh Meena said he had asked the Superintendent of Police to arrest the culprits.<br /><br />Polling was conducted for 12 seats of Burdwan district today as that for 13 other seats was completed on May three.</p>
<p>According to the FIR lodged by the three scribes with the Galsi police station, they were beaten up by CPI(M) cadres after their car was blocked by two bullock carts.<br /><br />The cadres were annoyed as the journalists had gone to a polling booth to talk to the presiding officer Sourav Banerjee, the FIR said.<br /><br />Prior to that a local CPI(M) leader, Sk Zulfikar abused the journalists in front of the presiding officer.<br /><br />The journalists belonged to PTI, two Bengali dailies 'News Bangla' and 'Bartaman'.<br />All three were treated by Pursa primary health centre.District Magistrate-cum-Returning Officer, Omkar Singh Meena said he had asked the Superintendent of Police to arrest the culprits.<br /><br />Polling was conducted for 12 seats of Burdwan district today as that for 13 other seats was completed on May three.</p>